Vehicle-reach and hound wear-plate.



PATENTED JAN. 31, 1905 T A. ST'RODE. VEHICLE REACH AND HOUN'D WE APPLIOA'LION FILED SEPT 20 1 AR PLATE.

am-vcM-tor,

UNITED STATES Patented January 31, 1905.-

PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS ArSTRODE, OF SPRUOE,MISSOURI.

VEHICLE-REACH AND HOUND WEARr PLATE.

SPECIFICATION forming" part of Letters Patent No. 781,471, dated. January 31, 1905.

I Application filed September 20, 1904. Serial No. 225.257.

, venting the wearing of the reach of a vehicle by the movement thereagainst of the hound. The object is to provide a simple article of manufacture that can be easilyrmade, readily and securely applied, and will constitute efficient means for preventing the wear noted.

,The preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figurel is a perspectiveview showing a portion of the running-gear of a vehicle with the improved device interposed between the reach and hound. Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view on an enlarged scale. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view, and Fig. 4eisaperspe'ctive view, of the wear-plate.

Similar reference-numerals indicate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

In the embodiment illustrated a well-known type of curved hound 5 is shown,;constituting a part of the front portion of the running gear of a vehicle and over which is located the usual reach-bar 6, having a connection with the front axle by means of a king-bolt 7, that permits the axle to turn, the hound being secured to said axle, so as to turn therewith. It will thus be apparent that the said hound has a transverse movement with respect to thereach-bar. Interposed between said hound and reach-bar, but receiving the wear of the former, is the improved device, consisting ofa metallic plate 8, preferably having a curved under face 9, the plate fitting against the under side of the reach-bar and a portion, at least, of the curved surface 9 slidably bearing upon the hound. This plate is provided with longitudinally-disposed ears 10, that lie against thev under side of the reach-bar and are secured thereto by any suitable fasteners-as, for instance, screws 11. 5 The opposite side edges of the plate 8 are driven into the sides of said reach-bar.

provided with spaced sets of upstanding ears 12, that embrace the reach-bar and are secured thereto by screws or other fasteners 13,

tween the upstandingears 12 are located projections 14, extending from the opposite side edges of the plate 8 and havingrearWardlyextending upwardly-inclined brackets 15,

terminating in upstanding ears 16, that are alined with the upper portions of the ears 12 and are provided with openings to receive fasteners 17.

The use of the device will be clearly apparent by reference to the drawings, said deplied by an unskilled person to the vehicle,

obviates to a very material degree the wear on the contacting parts of the hound and reach,

' and strengthens said reach at avery important 1. The combination with a reach, of a hound movable transversely thereof and awear-plate located against the under side of the reach and bearing upon the hound, said plate having spaced sets of upstanding ears that embrace the reach and are secured thereto and being furthermore provided with portions between the ears that projectbeyond opposite sides of said reach above the hound.

2. The combination with a reach, of a hound movable transversely thereof and a Wear-plate located against the under side of the reach and bearing against the hound, said plate having portions projecting beyond the opposite sides of the reach above the hound, and rearwardly and upwardly extending bracket elements connecting the projecting portions and the reach.

3. The combination with a reach, of a hound movable tranversely beneath the same and a wear-plate located against the under side of the reach and bearing against the hound, said plate being of greater length than the width of the bound and having spaced sets of upstanding ears that embrace the reach on opposite sides of the hound and are secured thereto, oppositely-extending projections from the plate between the ears, said projections being located over the hound, and rearwardly-extending brackets carried by the free ends of the projections and having upstandin ears secured to the reach.

4. As an article of manufactur a wear-plate consisting of a sheet body portion provided with longitudinally-extending cars at its ends and having spaced sets of upstanding cars at its side edges, projections extending from said side edges between the ears, and rcarwardlyextending bracket portions carried by the free ends of the projections and having u tistanding terminal ears.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereunto afiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS A. S'IRtHHC.

Witnesses:

C. O. CLIZER, VVAL'rnR MoCowN. 

